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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Celebrating Gardens

Some of you may think this card celebrates Easter bunnies by growing carrots for them, but it really is a birthday card for a friend of mine who's celebrating his 78th birthday tomorrow and he still plants a vegetable garden every spring and tends it all summer long. I added the sentiment "God doesn't deduct the hours spent in a garden" because I believe it's true, at least in his case. :-D

The colors were inspired by the photo at Freshly Brewed's monthly challenge and I colored it all with ProMarkers. The papers are from my stash, as is the baker's twine and the little Dew Drops. I added the leaf charm as a final touch. I'm not sure why it photographed so darkly -- it's more an emerald green IRL.

I think that's it for today. I may get one more posted before I leave but if not, then you'll see my post on Monday for Lexi's Creations DT and the new challenge over there. Enjoy yourselves. I'll be without internet or e-mail for several days but I'll post something when I get back. I won't be ignoring any of you -- just incommunicado and relaxing with family. Hugs and happy stamping. NanaConnie

25 comments:

This is wonderful Connie! Love the image, so perfect for a gardner, he will love it. Such a great take on Tracy's sketch, too, looks like a hard one, been thinking on it, lol! Have a fun and relaxing time with your family.

Perfect card for a gardener- I love the fun carrot image- so fun! Our gardens in Illinois are so confused- the flowers are blooming about a months ahead of schedule because it is so warm....we'll have to see if the flowers do well, the bunnies are already feasting on my hosta's like they are ice cream!!! Enjoy your family time!

I like it when you can personalize a card for someone specific like this. I'm sure your friend will love his garden birthday card! So glad you joined our Digi Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps! :)

This is awesome Connie! What a FABULOUS way to use Shelly's images! Well done! Thanks so much for joining our "SHOW US YOUR STRIPES" challenge at Shelly's Images! Please come back and join us again real soon!!DarleneShelly's Images DTDAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

This is such a lovely card!!! the image and your shading is perfect!!!

Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Brewed Challenges! I hope you will stop in tomorrow to check out our NEW Month long prize challenge as well as stop in to check out our BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY

Shut the front door! Connie this is fabulous. I hope you don't get tired of me saying that. And there are those Promarkers again. Ohhh trying to resist the urge!! Your friend will surely love this. This is definitely one of my favorites from you! Thank you for playing along this week!Hugs,Tracy

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